We're rolling out The Heat Index for the 2026 class in the coming days/weeks on The Insider Lounge.
Like we did with the 2025 class, we will keep The Heat Index pinned in the sticky threads at the top of the board and we’ll post updates to it for the remainder of the 2026 recruiting cycle. That way Inside ND Sports subscribers should always have a clear picture of the top candidates to be future Notre Dame commitments.
This first edition of The Heat Index for the 2026 class will be unveiled by position. The pinned thread will remain locked initially, but each update will have an unlocked thread like this one highlighting the debut for each position.
A reminder on how The Heat Index works: Each remaining target will be assigned a heat rating spanning from plain to extremely hot to reflect a combination of how much Notre Dame is prioritizing the recruit and how much interest the recruit is showing in return.
We're starting Tuesday with quarterback and running back. Obviously, the Irish have their man in the 2026 class at quarterback with Noah Grubbs, so that was an easy one to knock out first. Then, the Irish have a pretty clear quartet of top options at running back worth monitoring.
"The Heat Index: 2026 class" thread will include details on the recruitments of commits, targets and previous targets Notre Dame was able to get on campus at some point.
Follow the link below to read the quarterback and running back updates:
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Like we did with the 2025 class, we will keep The Heat Index pinned in the sticky threads at the top of the board and we’ll post updates to it for the remainder of the 2026 recruiting cycle. That way Inside ND Sports subscribers should always have a clear picture of the top candidates to be future Notre Dame commitments.
This first edition of The Heat Index for the 2026 class will be unveiled by position. The pinned thread will remain locked initially, but each update will have an unlocked thread like this one highlighting the debut for each position.
A reminder on how The Heat Index works: Each remaining target will be assigned a heat rating spanning from plain to extremely hot to reflect a combination of how much Notre Dame is prioritizing the recruit and how much interest the recruit is showing in return.
We're starting Tuesday with quarterback and running back. Obviously, the Irish have their man in the 2026 class at quarterback with Noah Grubbs, so that was an easy one to knock out first. Then, the Irish have a pretty clear quartet of top options at running back worth monitoring.
"The Heat Index: 2026 class" thread will include details on the recruitments of commits, targets and previous targets Notre Dame was able to get on campus at some point.
Follow the link below to read the quarterback and running back updates:
Recruiting - The Heat Index: 2026 class
Notre Dame starting building momentum in the 2026 recruiting cycle pretty shortly after being able to bring recruits on campus during spring football. Now that spring football has wrapped up, the path forward for what Notre Dame’s 2026 class could end up looking like has started to become clear...
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